Warm, vibrant, supple, mellow—they sound like words you'd reserve for the best vintage wine, but they've all been used to sum up the sound of Kiri Te Kanawa, one of the most famous sopranos on the world stage in the '70s and '80s. No need to dryclean the tux or book a babysitter before heading off to the concert hall—on this playlist you can experience her seemingly effortless vocals scaling the heights on the classic works of Mozart, Strauss, Verdi and Puccini. Standing ovations always welcome.